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In biathlon world cup 2020-2021 the amount of prize money is over 7 million euros.
Since 2018-2019 the total amount of prize money has been 7 million euros each season.
Prize money in Biathlon World Cup
In individual races the top 20 get their hands on the prize money. The winner of each event in the World Cup is rewarded with 15 000 euros, whereas the winner of the overall World Cup receives 28 000 euros. By winning an overall World Cup title in one discipline (sprint, mass start, pursuit) one receives 10 000 euros.
Compared to cross-country skiing, the prize money pool in biathlon is significantly bigger. The winner of an individual event in Cross-Country World Cup will receive just about half the amount in prize money – about 8 800 euros.
| Individual event | € |
| 1 | 15 000 |
| 2 | 12 000 |
| 3 | 9 000 |
| 4 | 7 000 |
| 5 | 6 000 |
| 6 | 5 000 |
| 7 | 4 000 |
| 8 | 3 500 |
| 9 | 3 000 |
| 10 | 2 500 |
| 11 | 2 000 |
| 12 | 1 750 |
| 13 | 1 500 |
| 14 | 1 250 |
| 15 | 1 000 |
| 16. | 900 |
| 17. | 800 |
| 18. | 700 |
| 19. | 600 |
| 20. | 500 |
| Overall World Cup | € |
| 1 | 28 000 |
| 2 | 23 000 |
| 3 | 18 000 |
| 4 | 15 000 |
| 5 | 13 000 |
| 6 | 10 000 |
| 7 | 9 000 |
| 8 | 8 000 |
| 9 | 7 000 |
| 10 | 6 000 |
The winning team in a four athlete relay receives a total of 24 000 euros (to share), which means 6000 euros per person. Single mixed relay’s winning duo receive 6000 euros each. Top six of each relay are rewarded.
At the end of the season ten best countries (Nations Cup) will be rewarded with prize sums for women and men. The best country will get 50 000 euros and even the 10th best country receives a nice sum, 11 000 euros.
In Biathlon World Cup the athletes also receive a so-called bib-bonus, which means that the leader of the total cup and each race format (pursuit, sprint, mass start etc.) is rewarded with 1000 euro bonus for each start.
| Relay & Mixed Relay | € |
| 1 | 24 000 |
| 2 | 18 000 |
| 3 | 14 000 |
| 4 | 10 000 |
| 5 | 8 000 |
| 6 | 6 000 |
| Single Mixed Relay | € |
| 1 | 12 000 |
| 2 | 9 000 |
| 3 | 7 000 |
| 4 | 5 000 |
| 5 | 4 000 |
| 6 | 3 000 |
The prize money in Biathlon World Championships
Besides medals, extra earnings is a good motivation for the athletes in the Biathlon World Championships, where 112 000 euros is rewarded in one start. The total sum is divided between 15 athletes to finish first. The top three receive 25 000, 19 000 and 14 000 euros.
The prize sums are nice in the relays as well, since the winning team is rewarded with 28 000 euros. The top six countries in single mixed relay are also rewarded, and the winning duo receives 7 000 euros each.